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December 10, 2018

Colombia: Indigenous Governor Killed Amid Mounting Violence
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In Colombia, an indigenous governor from the southwestern department of
Cauca was killed last week. Edwin Dagua Ipia had received death threats
from paramilitary groups prior to his murder. A local human rights group
reported 10 indigenous people have been murdered in Colombia in a span
of just eight days. Another indigenous governor in a neighboring area
was attacked Saturday but survived. Local leaders are calling out the
far-right government of Iván Duque for the spike in murders and a
failure to protect indigenous leaders.


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